Individual National Consultant to Support the Review and Standardization of Questionnaires to Strengthen SDG Indicator Compilation and Disaggregation, Viet Nam

The consultant will support UNICEF and the National Statistics Office of Viet Nam in reviewing and standardizing household survey questionnaires to improve the compilation and disaggregation of SDG indicators, focusing on children, women, and vulnerable groups. The role involves technical review, mapping questionnaires against SDG requirements, developing recommendations, and supporting consultations and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Review latest available questionnaires and documentation for selected household surveys including VHLSS, LFS, and PFP to assess data collection for SDG indicators.
• Map questionnaire modules, questions, response categories and skip patterns against SDG indicator metadata and international statistical recommendations.
• Identify gaps, duplication, inconsistencies and issues affecting comparability in questionnaires.
• Assess adequacy of questionnaire design focusing on completeness, standardization, international comparability and feasibility.
• Review variables for disaggregation by age, sex, disability status, ethnicity, location, socioeconomic status and other relevant dimensions.
• Provide technical recommendations on questionnaire wording, response categories, reference periods, skip patterns and coding structures.
• Develop practical recommendations to improve standardization of household survey questionnaires considering respondent burden and data quality.
• Propose revisions to questionnaire modules and questions to address identified gaps.
• Develop recommended core disaggregation variables to be consistently collected across surveys.
• Support technical consultations with NSO departments and other stakeholders, prepare materials and document feedback.
• Prepare clear documentation of methodology, findings, recommendations and final proposed questionnaire improvements.
• Maintain organized repository of reviewed questionnaires, mapping files and consultation materials.
• Submit final deliverables in editable formats agreed with UNICEF.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Demography, Population Studies, Economics, Sociology, Public Policy, Development Studies, Survey Methodology, Social Sciences, Data Science or other relevant fields.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in survey methodology, household survey design, questionnaire development, SDG monitoring, official statistics, demographic and social statistics, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing or developing household survey questionnaires, survey manuals, indicator metadata, tabulation plans or statistical reporting frameworks.
• Good understanding of national household surveys in Viet Nam, preferably including VHLSS, LFS, Population and Family Planning Survey, MICS, Population and Housing Census, or other major household surveys.
• Experience with SDG indicators, indicator metadata and disaggregation requirements is required.
• Experience working with national statistical offices, government agencies, UN agencies, development partners, research institutions or academic institutions is an asset.
• Experience in gender, child rights, social inclusion, poverty, labour, population, health, education or vulnerability analysis is desirable.
• Experience facilitating technical consultations or preparing technical documentation for government partners is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of household survey design, questionnaire structure, skip patterns, response categories and survey documentation.
• Good understanding of SDG monitoring and data disaggregation requirements, particularly for children, women and vulnerable population groups.
• Familiarity with international statistical standards and recommendations relevant to household surveys, demographic and social statistics, labour statistics, poverty measurement, gender statistics, disability statistics and population statistics.
• Strong analytical and writing skills, including ability to prepare clear technical notes, matrices and reports.
• Ability to review detailed survey instruments and translate technical findings into practical recommendations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word is required.
• Knowledge of statistical software such as Stata, SPSS, R or Python is an advantage.
• Ability to work collaboratively with government counterparts, UNICEF staff and technical experts.
• Fluency in Vietnamese.
• Good written and spoken English.

Skills

• Survey Methodology
• Household Survey Design
• Questionnaire Design
• SDG Monitoring
• Official Statistics
• Demographic Statistics
• Social Statistics
• Indicator Metadata
• Tabulation Plans
• Statistical Reporting Frameworks
• National Household Surveys
• SDG Indicator Disaggregation
• Gender Statistics
• Poverty Measurement
• Labour Statistics
• Disability Statistics
• Population Statistics
• Technical Documentation Production
• Technical Consultations
• Analytical Writing
• MS Excel
• MS Word

Languages

Vietnamese, English